Comic Title: Comic Cavalcade Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: April 6, 2005 Direct Market Date March 9, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #1 (#193)

Direct Market Date April 6, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Direct Market Date March 9, 2005
Source: Comic Shop News, #922

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 276
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Laws of Pumpkin Center"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Flash (Jay Garrick of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Lou Ferstadt

Reprinted From:
Comic Cavalcade #3 (1943)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in All-Flash #11; next appearance in Flash Comics #45)

Supporting Character(s)

• Joan Williams (last appearance in All-Flash #11; next appearance in Flash Comics #45)

Villain(s)

• Eel Madden and his gang (no further appearances)
• Ollie (a mob lawyer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The sheriff and residents of Pumpkin Center (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Flash stops a robbery attempt by Eel Madden. The crook eludes capture, then retreats to the small town of Pumpkin Center, which has several archaic laws on the books. Coincidentally, Jay Garrick and Joan Williams are visiting Pumpkin Center at the same time. Eel uses the strange laws to order the arrests of several people including the Flash. The Flash begrudgingly obeys the law, and allows himself to be incarcerated while Eel goes free.

In jail, the Flash reads the entire legal library of the town. He learns about a loophole in the law that allows him to be released. Flash then catches up with Eel who is still using the old laws for his own criminal purposes. Flash eventually captures Eel and forces him to surrender. Jay and Joan then spend some additional vacation time in Pumpkin Center, since another strange law requires visitors to remain in town for at least a month.